What happens when the nail is lost?

I'm remembering this morning about the  boy with  5 barley loaves and 2 fish. That's all he had for lunch - and maybe dinner.
But he gave it to Jesus and after "He had given thanks" distributed to the 5000 and they were fed (John 6) with plenty of leftovers!

Jesus could have called down manna from heaven! That would have been a really effective and spiritual answer - a reminder of the Hebrews' time in the wilderness when Moses was with them - a WOW moment for sure!

But He didn't chose that route. Instead He took the child's lunch and used that.

I'm reminded that we are all important - maybe in just a small way, but what we do can be used to magnify and glorify God!

I wonder what the boy thought at the time - and how he related the miracle to his friends and family later.

I can imagine that he continued to follow Jesus. Maybe to the end....

And, just like that boy, we take what we have and place it in the hands of our Savior. We may never see the size of the crowd that Jesus feeds through our efforts. But it is enough to give what we have -- our gifts, talents, opportunities -- and He will take care of the rest!

Remember this old observation?

     For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost...
     For the want of the shoe, the horse was lost...
     For the want of the horse, the rider was lost...
     For the want of the rider, the battle was lost...
     For the want of the battle, the war was lost...
     For the want of the war, the kingdom was lost...
                        All for the want of a nail....

We can be that nail! The nail that shoes the horse, that carries the warrior into battle, where the war is won and the Kingdom is secure!